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Birthmarks On Lips

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Venous lakes:
Most of the time these collections of blood vessels called venous lakes and can be treated with laser. If in doubt ask your primary care doctor. If they are in doubt have them refer you to a specialist. A dermatologist, facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon should be able to help you.
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Fordyce Spots:
Fordyce spots do not require any treatment, since it will fade on its own. But people prefer to take treatment because of the area in which it occurs is prominent. Some doctors perform laser therapy using co2 laser for desiccating the spots and reducing their size. Many doctors are against providing any treatment for fordyce spots. Dye laser is also used for treating prominence of sebaceous gland.
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See a Gynecologist:
without seeing exactly what you are describing, it is difficult for me to give you a sense of what this could be, it could be benign, or it could warrant a biopsy, but I would see a gynecologist as soon as you can
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Eczema possible:
Sounds like eczema is possible as at this young age it tends to present on the face. Moisture rashes are common too. Psoriasis is very unlikely to appear at this age (maybe unheard of?).
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Lentigos probably:
From your description, it sounds like sun spots or lentigos. They often look like large, light tan or brown pigmented freckles. They indicate sun damage and often become more frequent the older you get.
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Cauterized Scars:
This is a difficult question to answer without knowing the exact depth of the cauterization and why the face was cauterized. Any injury involving the full thickness of the skin should leave a permanent scar. If the outer layers of the skin were cauterized, theoretically there should be minimal scarring.
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Geographic tongue:
Probably a condition called geographic tongue which is a totally benign coloration of the surface of a person's tongue. It is not harmful, it won't cause any problems, and you can't change it. With all of that said, probably still best if you have it checked by a dentist or an oral surgeon.
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Non-healing ulcer:
While discoloration may be one symptom of an early lesion or a pre-cancerous lesion, lip cancers usually present as non-healing ulcers. It would be prudent to consult your doctor if you have any doubt.
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All:
All bumps on the lips are not herpes but it can be one of the concern that will require you to consult a dermatologist. There are many causes which cause bumps on the lips which may include simple reasons such as allergy to some foods, sunburn, bacterial infection, acne, even possibility of cancerous lesion in smokers, or benign growth lesions such as sebaceous hyperplasia.
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Local irritation:
is a common cause. Be careful with what you do with your tongue!. Also, monitor for any foods you might be eating that may cause. Of note - Strawberries are known for causing " a reaction" of this sort on around lips.
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